Sec. 521.144.  APPLICATION BY NEW STATE RESIDENT.  (a)  A new resident of this state who applies for a driver's license must submit with the application:
(1)  evidence that each motor vehicle owned by the person is registered under Chapter 502;  or
(2)  an affidavit that the applicant does not own a motor vehicle required to be registered under Chapter 502.
(b)  The department may not issue a driver's license to a new resident who fails to comply with Subsection (a).
(c)  A registration receipt issued by a county assessor-collector in this state is satisfactory evidence that a motor vehicle is registered under Chapter 502.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Amended by: 
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 592 (S.B. 876), Sec. 10, eff. March 1, 2022.